Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakepearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman.
JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. Reissued nearly twenty years after its initial publication with a new foreword by Dorothy Ko, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong is a unique exploration of Korean selfhood and an extraordinary example of autobiography in the premodern era.
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After the measles, the young Prince grew up healthily. By his first birthday he already recognized a number of Chinese characters. His precocity set him apart from other children. When he reached his third year, the officials of the Office of Guidance for the Young Prince were selected, and his fourth year, he began to study the Classic of Filial Piety. He displayed no childish immaturity at all. He always enjoyed reading, so teaching him was no trouble. Early every morning, he washed, then immediately turned to his books. He played with them and read them. In every way, he was unusually mature, and I had no difficulty in raising him. In retrospect I realize that this was truly exceptional.
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JaHyun Kim Haboush (szerk.): The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
In his replies that day the Prince said: „When anger grips me, I cannot contain myself. Only after I kill something – a person, perhaps an animal, even a chicken – can I calm down.”
„Why is that so?” His Majesty asked.
„Because I am deeply hurt.”
„Why are you so hurt?”
„I am sad that Your Majesty does not love me and terrified when you criticize me. All this turns to anger.”
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JaHyun Kim Haboush (szerk.): The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
On the thirteenth day, Heaven and Earth clashed and the sun and the moon turned black.
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JaHyun Kim Haboush (szerk.): The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
He died while his aged father was still alive, committing a sin of unfiliality.
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JaHyun Kim Haboush (szerk.): The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
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